For cspan and public radio audiences please be aware that in the audience today is members of general public, and any applause that you will hear are not necessarily from the working press. Id like to begin by introducing our head table. Please hold your applause until all of the head table guests are introduced. To my far left, i have robert wynner, president of wynner public news opeds and a member of the npc headliners team. Next to robert is miron bellkind and former president of the National Press club. And we have eleanor clift, a Political Columnist with the daily beast. Wesley lowrie, a National Reporter at the washington post. Beside wesley is michael holoman, Deputy Communications director for fair right, and Eric Holloway for news. And to my right, donna who is president of Media Strategies and former president of the club, and cochair of the headliners team. Speaking over the speaker for a moment, and we have, sorry. We have angela garling king Deputy Managing Editor of pol